Model test on the collapse strength of the buffer bow structures

Marine Structures

Volumn 15, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 365-381

  Endo, Hisayoshi ^a   Yamada, Yasuhira ^a   Kitamura, Ou ^b   Suzuki, Katsuyuki ^c  

^a NATIONAL MARITIME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absorbed energy; Buffer bow; Collapse mode; Collision; FEA; Folding; Oil spill; P relation; Simplified analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OIL SPILLS; OIL TANKERS; SHIPS;

COLLISIONS;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

COLLAPSE; COLLISION; HULL; MODEL TEST; OIL SPILL; TANKER SHIP;

COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; COLLISION; FOLDING; HULL; MODEL TEST; OIL SPILL; TANKER SHIP;

EID: 0036642177     PISSN: 09518339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8339(02)00008-4     Document Type: Article

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1. A study on the improved tanker structure against collision and grounding damage
2. Buffer bow design for the improved safety of ships
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4. A soft bow for ships
5. On the optimization design of soft bow structure
6. On the ultimate strength of bow construction (bow in collision)
7. The crushing mechanics of bow structure in head on collision (1st report the derivation of simplified equations and their verification)
8. Progressive folding of bulbous bows
9. The performance of buffer bow structures against collision (1st report: Collapse strength of the simplified structure models)